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In children with early-onset scoliosis, traditional growing rods and magnetically controlled growing rods are similar in most health-related quality of life scores as measured by EOSQ, except financial burden and patient satisfaction, and possibly physical activity. The MCGR is superior in these three domains.
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Author disclosures: Muharrem Yazici: DePuy Synthes. H. Gokhan Demirkiran: None. Z. Deniz Olgun: None. Gizem Irem Kinikli: None. Senol Bekmez: None. Mehmet Berktas: None.
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Yazici, M., Demirkiran, H.G., Olgun, Z.D. et al. Paper #20: Health-Related Quality of Life in Early-Onset Scoliosis Patients Treated Surgically: EOSQ Scores in Traditional Growing Rod vs. Magnetically-Controlled Growing Rods. Spine Deform 4, 455 (2016). https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jspd.2016.09.025
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DOI: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jspd.2016.09.025